"It seems to me important firstly to awaken this intention to believe with the Church..."
- Benedict XVI

Monday, June 06, 2005

A Lively and Enlightening Debate on Biblical Scholarship...

has been conducted at Dr. Phil Blosser's "Musings of a Pertinacious Papist". I'm with the papist who argues with regard to a certain type of historical-critical analysis, 'Here's the deal. This is the tradition of biblical scholars who approach the text in the following manner: "Look here," they say, "we want to be SCIENTIFIC about this. And we KNOW that miracles don't occur, so how can we make sense of these biblical texts on that assumption?"' and concludes, 'I simply find that I do not trust these men as biblical critics. Secondly, I cannot see how any friend of the Faith can make common cause with these men.'

About Me

I was received into the Catholic Church in 1984 at the age of 30. May these reflections twenty-one years later express my continuing gratitude for the inestimable gifts I have received at her hands.
I hope to offer here a little edification and an occasional chuckle to others who aim (and, if they're like me, all too often miss the mark) to live faithful Catholic Christian lives. I am not here to teach the Pope how to be Catholic, or to point out possible peccadillos of the Bishop of Punxatawney to people in Peoria. You will not find here a wide-ranging discussion of politics which assumes that fidelity to the magisterium requires unwavering support of every position favored by one political party or another, nor will you find a focus on scandal.
If you are interested in the possibility of living a Catholic life, and find it almost impossible in this modern world, I hope that you find here a place of rest and refreshment.